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Reflections on changing perspectives of the West Indian past

By:

Sherlock, Philip

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago Port of SpainTT 1986Description: 23 pAction note:

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Summary: Praises West Indian Scholars who created a body of West Indian historical studies for creating a sense of West Indian identity. Discusses four themes which give continuity and coherence to West Indian history viz. a struggle for freedom as exemplified by the Maroons and Bush Negroes; a struggle for security and justice as evidenced by the work of William Gordon and Paul Bogle; a struggle for the control of one's own affairs clearly seen in the wprk of Marcus Garvey, Grantley Adams and Eric Williams; and the creation of an indigenous West Indian culture.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Monograph	CARICOM Documentation Centre	05.02.02 S552 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	0000000008809

Praises West Indian Scholars who created a body of West Indian historical studies for creating a sense of West Indian identity. Discusses four themes which give continuity and coherence to West Indian history viz. a struggle for freedom as exemplified by the Maroons and Bush Negroes; a struggle for security and justice as evidenced by the work of William Gordon and Paul Bogle; a struggle for the control of one's own affairs clearly seen in the wprk of Marcus Garvey, Grantley Adams and Eric Williams; and the creation of an indigenous West Indian culture.

3/7/00 M2LMGR

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